Ex-Redskin Joe Theismann blasts Tony Romo, Jerry Jones

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John F. Rhodes/Special Contributor

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) gets up, after giving up a interception for a touchdown to Chicago Bears outside linebacker Lance Briggs (55) the third quarter of an NFL football game in Arlington (TX) on Monday, October 1, 2012 at Cowboys Stadium. The Bears won 34-18. (John F. Rhodes / Special Contributor)

"Soon or later we have to come to the realization that Tony isn't a very good quarterback," Theismann told Brady & Lang on Sportsnet 590 The Fan Tuesday. "He throws interceptions that (make) you shake your head. If it's all the wide receivers' fault then maybe he should get some new wide receivers, or they need to come up with some new route combinations that guys can understand."

Romo matched a career high with five interceptions, two of them returned for touchdowns as the Bears won 34-18 on Monday night.

"What hit me last night is, Tony isn't really that good," Theismann said. "Just because he wears a star on his helmet -- we all think that people who are Dallas Cowboys, 'ooh they're wonderful and ooh they're terrific, ooh they're the next Roger Staubach' or whatever the heck they want to say. They're full of bologna.

"Tony makes bad decisions with the football. And I'll tell you something else; he missed two wide open touchdowns last night that nobody's talking about. Forget about the five interceptions; he misses Miles Austin and Dez Bryant with easy touchdown throws, and he airmails the ball over their heads.

"You can say, 'well, everybody has a bad game.' Tony has too many bad games. Tony Romo is not a very good quarterback. Somebody has to say it so I just did. He should be a lot better, or the reputation he's carried should have him play a lot better."

Theismann also went after Jerry Jones.

"It took him five years too long to change the offensive line, which isn't very good. It took him three years too long to change his secondary. He'll do the same thing again. This is what happens when you're not a football guy.

"You have to ask yourself, 'is the owner holding back this football team with football decisions?' And I think yes.

"I think you have a couple issues in Dallas. Number one, I think you have a team, they think they're pretty good. They're not. Number two, their quarterback thinks he's pretty good. He's really not. Number three, their owner is their general manager and he doesn't make good decisions from a personnel standpoint."

The Cowboys are off this weekend and play the following Sunday at Baltimore.

Theismann has criticized Romo before. Last October, he called Romo "average" and added that the Cowboys need to find a replacement.

"Tony Romo continues to do things to hurt his football team," Theismann said. "He doesn't understand how to play the quarterback position. Somebody had to say it, and I just said it. Tony, you have to start proving to everyone you understand football. You're doing things that Pop Warner kids would get benched for."

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